Whether you're coming to us because of pain, chronic illness, ADHD, stroke, traumatic brain injury or another neurological or metabolic condition, your rehab journey starts with a consultation. Dr. Welch will then evaluate you with a physical, neurological, and orthopedic assessment to evaluate if are a candidate for treatment. If it looks like our program will work for you, Dr. Welch will determine the best treatment plan to treat your case.​

​We are excited to be the only office in the Midwest integrating the Brain Gauge into our assessment and treatment program. This cutting-edge technology uses an interactive computerized assessment to measure your brain function.

This special tool was created under the collaboration of the U.S. Navy, the NFL, and the NIH to assess traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and concussions. The research has demonstrated validity with:

​Concussion

Traumatic Brain Injury

ADHD

Fibromyalgia

Stroke

Dementia

Diabetes

Chronic Pain

Autism

Anxiety

Migraines

Carpal tunnel

Vulvodynia, & more.

The results displayed above were obtained from a subject that was impacted with the approximate vector indicated and monitored with the Brain Gauge until their return to play. An impact at this orientation would be consistent with trauma in the cerebellum due to collision with the base of the skull. Subject indicated that they felt “normal” on Day 7, but was not cleared to return. Note that in this case, recovery of all metrics, other than timing perception – which is largely attributed to the cerebellum, were resolved by Day 13. SCAT, IMPACT and self-report were used to clear the subject on Day 19.

The Brain Gauge is an objective tool for an initial assessment and ongoing treatment effectiveness as well as being a part of that treatment plan itself.

What is Neurological Rehabilitation?

​Neurological rehabilitation is based on the premise of what's called Neuroplasticity, that the brain is "plastic." No, not like Tupperware, but rather that the brain is malleable or re-trainable. By giving the right stimulations, new connections can be created within the brain.​​

Neurological Treatments used

In addition to the Brain Gauge, some of the neurological stimulation we use includes:

​Auditory stimulation - listening to certain music in each ear stimulates different areas of the brain

Vestibular stimulation - stimulate the different canals for balance therapy

Mirror therapy - for stroke rehabilitation or other conditions with loss of function on one side

Metronome therapy - ADHD and other conditions where timing is dysfunctional

Vibration stimulation - activating cerebellar and cortical areas

Visual therapy - may include colored lenses to speed up or slow down neural activity, targeting and tracking exercises, optokinetics, and more.

Warm water calorics - a powerful cerebellar stimulation

​One thing to keep in mind is no two nervous systems are exactly the same. What works with one person might not be effective on the next. Likewise, what does not work for one person doesn't mean it won't work on another. Brain based therapy is about finding the right combination of therapies for that person's individual nervous system.